visual tour: What Makes a Virtual Tour a Virtual Tour?
- 02/02/11 08:58 AM
It is well known that Virtual tours have been around a long time, as well as many virtual tour providers who offer everything from very basic tours with still images to full-service virtual tours including photography. Some services even offer 360 degree panoramas and full-featured, customizable “Do-It-Yourself” virtual tour services. So, what is it that really qualifies it as a "Virtual Tour"? Some real estate professionals say in order to be called a virtual tour it must include at least one 360 degree panorama image. Others say any slide-show of still images that presents the house in a virtual format (online), qualifies (3 comments)

visual tour: Virtual Tours and Good Pictures - Do You Need Them To Sell Houses?
- 01/29/11 02:31 AM
Virtual Tours and Good Pictures - Do You Need Them To Sell Houses? Virtual Tours have become very popular, but do you really need one? For that matter, do you really need good pictures, or a professional photographer? Can't you just snap two or three photos with your point-and-shoot, load them to the MLS and "poof" the house is sold? Well, in some cases... maybe, but is this the image you want created to represent you, your brokerage, and your marketing skills? Real estate has changed and unless you are changing with it, you are falling behind. Eventually, you (7 comments)

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